Hello everyone,
After the assembly of our prefabricated house in mid-October, the work progressed quickly, so we gave notice for our apartment on January 31, 2014.
According to the schedule, the house handover was supposed to be on December 18, 2013. At that point, we would only have needed to do the painting and floor coverings (except in the bathrooms). So there should have been enough time.
Unfortunately, due to a two-week delay on our part (electricity could not be supplied as quickly as hoped), our builder has now added another four weeks of delay (you can read about all this on my construction blog – linked here in the forum).
The big problem we are facing right now is that the plasterers, who need to rework some defects, simply have not come. According to our site manager, they should have been here at the beginning of this week, but so far they still haven’t shown up.
As a result, we cannot finish our walls, and our flooring contractor “refuses” to install the floors until the walls are done.
I see that we might have to move into a half-finished house, IF at all.
I now need advice on how to proceed:
So far, I have only spoken by phone with our site manager, who was supposed to take care of things. Yesterday I complained to our customer service representative because nothing is progressing. However, they only refer me back to the site manager.
I have set a deadline for completion of all work in our house as January 28, 2014 (although I have little hope).
The contract doesn’t mention any construction period, only that after the house is erected, the interior work will be done “as soon as possible.” According to the builder’s brochure, the interior finishing takes 5 to 8 weeks, but unofficially, our site manager told us to expect 8 to 11 weeks.
Does anyone have tips on how to proceed now?
Many thanks,
Julia
After the assembly of our prefabricated house in mid-October, the work progressed quickly, so we gave notice for our apartment on January 31, 2014.
According to the schedule, the house handover was supposed to be on December 18, 2013. At that point, we would only have needed to do the painting and floor coverings (except in the bathrooms). So there should have been enough time.
Unfortunately, due to a two-week delay on our part (electricity could not be supplied as quickly as hoped), our builder has now added another four weeks of delay (you can read about all this on my construction blog – linked here in the forum).
The big problem we are facing right now is that the plasterers, who need to rework some defects, simply have not come. According to our site manager, they should have been here at the beginning of this week, but so far they still haven’t shown up.
As a result, we cannot finish our walls, and our flooring contractor “refuses” to install the floors until the walls are done.
I see that we might have to move into a half-finished house, IF at all.
I now need advice on how to proceed:
So far, I have only spoken by phone with our site manager, who was supposed to take care of things. Yesterday I complained to our customer service representative because nothing is progressing. However, they only refer me back to the site manager.
I have set a deadline for completion of all work in our house as January 28, 2014 (although I have little hope).
The contract doesn’t mention any construction period, only that after the house is erected, the interior work will be done “as soon as possible.” According to the builder’s brochure, the interior finishing takes 5 to 8 weeks, but unofficially, our site manager told us to expect 8 to 11 weeks.
Does anyone have tips on how to proceed now?
Many thanks,
Julia
Get a large storage container delivered.
It costs about 100 € per week (around $110).
Our neighbors did this recently when they completely renovated and remodeled their entire upper floor.
Or do you have a room that will be fully finished and can be sealed off with the door taped shut?
Otherwise, the dust will get everywhere, and you’ll regret it later.
It costs about 100 € per week (around $110).
Our neighbors did this recently when they completely renovated and remodeled their entire upper floor.
Or do you have a room that will be fully finished and can be sealed off with the door taped shut?
Otherwise, the dust will get everywhere, and you’ll regret it later.
schubert7929 Jan 2014 18:58Under no circumstances should you move furniture into a house where joint compound is still being sanded... Absolutely not. You won’t be able to seal or cover it properly!